At Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Ellen Heber-Katz (center) has discovered how to regenerate damaged nerves and other wounds in lab animals without scarring, such as the holes in the mouse ...

A preclinical study in mice and human tissue has uncovered a molecular pathway that may help to explain why wounds inside the mouth can heal quickly and without scars. The researchers, co-led by teams ...

Health benefits of rosemary: Scientists say the compound, carnosic acid, found in rosemary, helps wounds heal more cleanly, and, remarkably, with minimal scarring (Image: Pexels) Have you been ...

New insight into how mouth wounds heal without scars could pave the way for treatments that prevent permanent blemishes or disfiguration of the skin. “There’s millions of people who suffer from scars ...

Acne scars can linger long after breakouts disappear, quietly impacting skin texture, tone, and confidence. While filters and ...

Acne scars are part of your skin’s healing journey, but they can sometimes affect how confident you feel. The right care ...

One of the most basic yet important surgical skills to keep a patient alive and intact may be closing wounds. It seems that doctors will now get the job done with more ease thanks to new, nontoxic ...

With their hooves crunching over fallen leaves, reindeers dash into white, snowy landscapes—and folklore—as Christmas approaches. These majestic creatures, with their thorny headgear, play a bigger ...

The outcome of the body’s acute or chronic response to injury, fibrosis, is estimated to be responsible for almost fifty percent of deaths in the world. Wound healing and scarring is a very visible ...

After healing, minor facial scars have little or no effect on ratings of attractiveness – while some scars are even linked to more favorable ratings, suggests a survey study in the December issue of ...

Scabs get a bad reputation because they’re dry, crusty, and inconvenient, but they are one of the body’s most effective ...

Traditionally, punch biopsy sites have been sutured, but the benefit of this practice has never been scientifically demonstrated. In this prospective, randomized, method-comparison study, 82 healthy ...